DOE-HDBK-1013/1-92, DOE FUNDAMENTALS HANDBOOK INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL (Volume 1 of 2). The Instrumentation and Control Fundamentals Handbook was developed to assist nuclear
facility operating contractors provide operators, maintenance personnel, and the technical staff with
the necessary fundamentals training to ensure a basic understanding of instrumentation and control
systems. The handbook includes information on temperature, pressure, flow, and level detection
systems; position indication systems; process control systems; and radiation detection principles.
This information will provide personnel with an understanding of the basic operation of various
types of DOE nuclear facility instrumentation and control systems.